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Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war but criticizes ceasefire call
WASHINGTON/ BEDMINSTER, New Jersey - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he told Israeli Prime Minister...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
British and French foreign ministers to visit Middle East to urge de-escalation
LONDON - British and French foreign ministers will travel to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to call for an urgent...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Negotiators seek Gaza ceasefire deal in Qatar talks as death toll surpasses 40,000
DOHA/CAIRO - A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was under way in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, officials said, with Israel's spy...
Aug 16, 20243 min read
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over...
Aug 15, 20243 min read
Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage
ATHENS - Firefighters battled on Wednesday to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings,...
Aug 15, 20243 min read
Thai politics braces for shakeup after court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin
BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics...
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Explainer-What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among...
Aug 14, 20242 min read
Factbox-What happens next after Thai PM Srettha Thavisin's exit?
BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was dismissed on Wednesday by the Constitutional Court for a breach of ethics in...
Aug 14, 20242 min read
Israeli minister tells US that large-scale Iranian attack expected, Axios reports
WASHINGTON - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations...
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores
CAIRO - Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian...
Aug 12, 20243 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country...
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus makes emotional return to Bangladesh to lead caretaker government
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus made an emotional return home to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a new interim government...
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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